Method for establishing a wireless connection between electronic devices

1. A method for establishing a wireless connection between a primary electronic device and a user-selectable one of a set of secondary electronic devices via a wireless communication channel, the primary electronic device comprising a display and a wireless communications interface, and each of the set of secondary electronic devices comprising a user-activatable input and a wireless communications interface, wherein the method comprises: detecting at least a subset of said set of secondary electronic devices within a communication range of the primary electronic device; displaying, on the display of the primary electronic device, a list of the detected subset of secondary electronic devices; responsive to a user activation of a user-activatable input of a user-selected one of the subset of secondary electronic devices, receiving an identification signal from the user-selected secondary electronic device, the identification signal being indicative of the user activation and identifying the user-selected secondary electronic device; responsive to receiving said identification signal by the primary electronic device, highlighting an entry on the displayed list associated with the user-selected secondary electronic device identified by the identification signal; receiving a user input at the primary electronic device, the user input being indicative of a user-selected entry of the displayed list; emitting through a connectivity indicator a common indicator scheme common between the primary electronic device and the user-selected secondary electronic device, wherein the common indicator scheme is emitted by the user-selected secondary electronic device and is comprised in the identification signal, and wherein the emitting by the primary electronic device corresponds to the entry on the displayed list; and after emitting the common indicator scheme, initiating establishment of the wireless connection between the primary electronic device and a secondary electronic device identified by the user-selected entry.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the identification signal is indicative of the secondary electronic device being in an unconnected state and available for establishing a wireless connection.

3. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising detecting respective distances of the secondary electronic devices from the primary electronic device and sorting the displayed list responsive to the detected distances.

4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein each secondary electronic device is selectively operable in one of a set of connectivity states, including at least a connected state in which the secondary electronic device is wirelessly connected to a primary electronic device; and an unconnected state in which the secondary electronic device is not connected to any primary electronic device.

5. A method according to claim 4 , wherein a secondary electronic device comprises a connectivity indicator indicating a current state of connectivity of the secondary electronic device.

6. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the entry associated with a secondary electronic device is associated with a connectivity indicator indicating the connectivity state of the secondary electronic device associated with the list entry.

7. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the connectivity indicator corresponding to the entry on the displayed list has a visual characteristic matching a visual characteristic of the connectivity indicator of the corresponding secondary electronic device.

8. A system comprising a primary electronic device and plurality of secondary electronic devices each wirelessly connectable with the primary electronic device via a wireless communications channel, the primary electronic device comprising a display and a wireless communications interface, and each of the set of secondary electronic devices comprising a user-activatable input and a wireless communications interface; wherein: the primary electronic device is configured to detect at least a subset of said set of secondary electronic devices within a communication range of the primary electronic device; the primary electronic device is configured to display, on the display of the primary electronic device, a list of the detected subset of secondary electronic devices; the primary electronic device is configured to receive, from each of said plurality of secondary electronic devices, responsive to a user activation of a user-activatable input of the secondary electronic device, an identification signal, the identification signal being indicative of the user activation and identifying the user-selected secondary electronic device; and wherein the primary electronic device is further configured: responsive to receiving said identification signal by the primary electronic device, to highlight an entry of the displayed list associated with the user-selected secondary electronic device identified by the identification signal; to receive a user input at the primary electronic device, the user input being indicative of a user-selected entry of the displayed list; to emit through a connectivity indicator a common indicator scheme common between the primary electronic device and the user-selected secondary electronic device, wherein the common indicator scheme is emitted by the user-selected secondary electronic device and is comprised in the identification signal, and wherein the emitting by the primary electronic device corresponds to the entry on the displayed list; and after emitting the common indicator scheme, to initiate establishment of a wireless connection between the primary electronic device and a secondary electronic device identified by the user-selected entry.

9. A system of wirelessly connectable electronic devices, the system comprising: one or more input electronic devices and one or more output electronic devices, each of the one or more input electronic devices configured to transmit an identification signal; each output electronic device being operable to receive a control signal from at least one of the input electronic devices and to control one or more controllable functions responsive to the received control signal, and each input electronic device comprising one or more sensors operable to detect a sensor input, wherein each input electronic device is operable to transmit a control signal responsive to the detected sensor input; wherein each output electronic device is wirelessly connectable to one or more input electronic devices, wherein each output electronic device is configured to be selectively operable in at least a connected state and an unconnected state; wherein each output electronic device and each input electronic device emits a common indicator scheme through a connectivity indicator, the common indicator scheme common between the output electronic device and one or more respective input electronic devices, prior to initiation of a wireless connection, wherein the common indicator scheme is emitted by the one more respective input devices and is comprised in the identification signal, and wherein the connectivity indicator of the output electronic device corresponds to the one or more respective input electronic devices; wherein each output electronic device is configured, when operated in the connected state, to operate each of the one or more sets of functions of said output electronic device selectively in a mapped and an unmapped state; and wherein each output electronic device is operable to control a function of a set of functions responsive to a received control signal only if the output electronic device is in the connected state and if the set of functions is operated in the mapped state.

10. A system according to claim 9 , wherein each output electronic device comprises one or more indicators, at least one indicator for each set of functions, wherein each indicator is operable to indicate whether the associated set of function is in a mapped or unmapped state.